Have you ever felt that a certain inanimate object represents you? Maybe you dreamed it, or saw it and felt a connection? For the past few years, I have had just that.

I was visiting an old fortress in Spain, and from a turret you could look down at the water and see a little red dinghy just floating there. For some reason, I connected to this red dinghy, I knew how it felt. I’ve made drawings where I semi-consciously inserted a red dinghy on some body of water, to represent myself in the scene. I have a few photos of various little red boats from all over the world, some moored, some floating, some motorized, some beached or overturned. Can I say why this represents me? Not a clue. Perhaps it is a similar feeling of “being adrift”? I’m open to any interpretations though.

Do you have an object you feel represents you? Please share in the comments!

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